Styling Part of the Option Text

Styling part of the OPTION text

Nope. options are styled in a way native to the platform, and styling only a part of one doesn't work. (It usually wouldn't be a particularly good idea either.)

How to style the option of an html select element?

There are only a few style attributes that can be applied to an <option> element.

This is because this type of element is an example of a "replaced element". They are OS-dependent and are not part of the HTML/browser. It cannot be styled via CSS.

There are replacement plug-ins/libraries that look like a <select> but are actually composed of regular HTML elements that CAN be styled.

Style part of ng-option text

Unfortunately, here is a full response from what I gathered, I wish I found a simpler hack around it but these are the facts:

  • This element is rendered by the OS, not HTML
  • It cannot be styled via CSS.
  • What is worse, option element will not render any elements inside it, the only text node is allowed to be a child of option element in DOM.

Solution:

There are replacement plug-ins that look like a but are actually composed of regular HTML elements that CAN be styled. This is where you should begin your search.

For further explanation:
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The text is decent I read through it, tackles the problem from discovery to solution phase.

Style part of an option in HTML choice list (select)

You can't style your option tags. You can use libraries like Select 2 that hide your original select and create a new one, which can be stilized.

How do I set color for specific word in select option?

Nope. you can't Options styling doesn't work.

In this case, you need to create customized select options.

here you got some idea-

  • Styling part of the OPTION text


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